Senior Applied AI Engineer, Manufacturing & System Co-Design

Nvidia

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$184,000–$287,500 / yr
Posted
17 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

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This role $236k
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This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $157,425–$232,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $195k for comparable roles.

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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Senior Applied AI Engineer, Manufacturing & System Co-Design

Senior Applied AI Engineer, Manufacturing & System Co-Design joins the Silicon Co-Design Group to ensure alignment between system specifications and manufacturing test requirements for GPU, SoC, and CPU programs. This role focuses on building infrastructure that prevents specification drift before silicon production. You will define manufacturing spec types, develop production-grade Python pipelines, and create automated checks for ATE, SLT, BLT, and L10+ systems. The position involves integrating work into the end-to-end program spine, creating agent-ready tooling including CLIs and MCPs, and establishing CI gates. You will drive cross-org adoption of these methodologies across Post Silicon, Operations, and DFX teams. Key requirements include expertise in Python, system software, and silicon bring-up. The role addresses the critical technical challenge of maintaining consistent alignment between high-level system intent and manufacturing reality across a diverse hardware portfolio.

What you'll do

  • Define manufacturing specification types, schemas, and semantics derived from system requirements and features.
  • Own the methodology for structuring, versioning, and validating specifications across the entire program lifecycle.
  • Develop production-grade Python pipelines and automated checks to detect specification drift before silicon production.
  • Integrate SMAC work into end-to-end program milestones and define TPM-driven attestation for all technical gates.
  • Build agent-ready tooling including CLIs, MCPs, and CI gates to integrate AI into rigorous engineering workflows.
  • Drive the adoption of SMAC methodologies and tools across Post Silicon, Operations, and DFX teams.
  • Design scalable infrastructure that ensures alignment between system specifications and manufacturing test programs.

What we're looking for

  • A BS, MS, or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Systems Engineering.
  • 8+ years of experience in system software, silicon bring-up, or productization engineering.
  • Proficiency in Python and systems skills to develop production-grade services and data pipelines.
  • Deep understanding of the spec ecosystem including system POR, guard-bands, manufacturing screen specs, and test insertion constraints.
  • Proven track record of cross-org influence by establishing methodologies that others adopt and workflows you redefine.
  • Ability to interpret silicon and productization outputs such as speed, power, and binning.
  • Experience building LLM-backed tools or integrating AI with judgment into engineering workflows is preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to design and ship automation that serves as infrastructure for multiple teams rather than just proof of concepts.

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